Listening Practice Test # 3.17

Advice on surfing holidays

Jack’s advice

Recommends surfing for 1 holidays in the summer

Need to be quite 2

Irish surfing locations

County Clare

– Lahinch has some good quality 3 and surf schools

There are famous cliffs nearby
• County Mayo
– Good surf school at 4 beach

Surf camp lasts for one 5

Can also explore the local 6 by kayak

Weather
Best month to go: 7

Average temperature in summer: approx. 8 degrees

Costs

Equipment

– Wetsuit and surfboard: 9 euros per day

– Also advisable to hire 10 for warmth

PART 2 Questions 11–20

Questions 11 and 12
Choose TWO letters, A–E.
Which TWO facts are given about the school’s extended hours childcare service?

A It started recently.

B More children attend after school than before school.

C An average of 50 children attend in the mornings.

D A child cannot attend both the before and after school sessions.

E The maximum number of children who can attend is 70.

Questions 13–15

Choose the correct letter, A, B or C.
13 How much does childcare cost for a complete afternoon session per child?

A £3.50

B £5.70

C £7.20

14 What does the manager say about food?

A Children with allergies should bring their own food.

B Children may bring healthy snacks with them.

C Children are given a proper meal at 5 p.m.

15 What is different about arrangements in the school holidays?

A Children from other schools can attend.

B Older children can attend.

C A greater number of children can attend.

Questions 16–20

What information is given about each of the following activities on offer?
Choose FIVE answers from the box and write the correct letter, A–G, next to
Questions 16–20.
Information
A has limited availability
B is no longer available
C is for over 8s only
D requires help from parents
E involves an additional fee
F is a new activity
G was requested by children

Activities
16 Spanish

17 Music

18 Painting

19 Yoga

20 Cooking

PART 3 Questions 21–30

Questions 21–24
Choose the correct letter, A, B or C.
Holly’s Work Placement Tutorial
21 Holly has chosen the Orion Stadium placement because

A it involves children.

B it is outdoors.

C it sounds like fun.

22 Which aspect of safety does Dr Green emphasise most?

A ensuring children stay in the stadium

B checking the equipment children will use

C removing obstacles in changing rooms

23 What does Dr Green say about the spectators?

A They can be hard to manage.

B They make useful volunteers.

C They shouldn’t take photographs.

24 What has affected the schedule in the past?

A bad weather

B an injury

C extra time

Questions 25–30

What do Holly and her tutor agree is an important aspect of each of the following events
management skills?
Choose SIX answers from the box and write the correct letter, A–H, next to
Questions 25–30.

Important aspects
A being flexible
B focusing on details
C having a smart appearance
D hiding your emotions
E relying on experts
F trusting your own views
G doing one thing at a time
H thinking of the future

Events management skills
25 Communication

26 Organisation

27 Time management

28 Creativity

29 Leadership

30 Networking

PART 4 Questions 31–40

Complete the notes below.
Write ONE WORD ONLY for each answer.
Bird Migration Theory
Most birds are believed to migrate seasonally.
Hibernation theory

It was believed that birds hibernated underwater or buried themselves in 31
This theory was later disproved by experiments on caged birds.

Transmutation theory
Aristotle believed birds changed from one species into another in summer
and winter.

In autumn he observed that redstarts experience the loss of 32 and thought they

then turned into robins.– Aristotle’s assumptions were logical because the two species of birds had a similar 33

17th century
Charles Morton popularised the idea that birds fly to the 34 in winter.

Scientific developments
In 1822, a stork was killed in Germany which had an African spear in its
35

previously there had been no 36 that storks migrate to Africa

Little was known about the 37 and journeys of migrating birds until the practice of ringing was established.

It was thought large birds carried small birds on some journeys because they
were considered incapable of travelling across huge 38

Ringing depended on what is called the 39 ‘ ’ of dead birds.

In 1931, the first 40 to show the migration of European birds was printed.

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